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Page 1: User Guide
International HQ Jerusalem, Israel Tel: + 972 2 535 9666 minicom@minicom.com DS Vision 3000 User Guide w w w . m i n i c o m . c o m North American HQ Linden, NJ, USA Tel: + 1 908 486 2100 info.usa@minicom.com... -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
13. Tuning Receivers Long (or Line Splitters) via the Service Utility ...20 14. Remote Tuning...23 15. Service...26 Firmware ...26 Display Data Channel (DDC) hotkey ...26 Service...26 Broadcaster’s Local Serial port ...26 16. Security ...26 17. Technical specifications...26 DS VISION 3000 Table of Contents... -
Page 3: Welcome
Advanced Systems Limited, will be responsible. Changes or modifications made to this equipment not expressly approved by Minicom Advanced Systems Limited could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Minicom Advanced Systems Limited assumes no responsibility for any errors that appear in this document. -
Page 4: Introduction
2. Introduction The DS Vision 3000 (DS Vision) system from Minicom is an out-of-band solution for the last step in a digital signage network. DS Vision combines video, stereo/audio and serial functions for distributing real-time multimedia content from player to multiple screens up to 300m/1,000ft away. -
Page 5: System Components
4. System components The DS Vision system consists of the following components: · A Transmitter or Broadcaster + cables + power supply · Receivers / Receivers Long + power supply · (Optional) Line Splitters / Line Splitters Long+ Tuning cable+ power supply. - Page 6 The figure below illustrates the Receiver and Receiver Long ports To Serial device/ connection Figure 2 Receiver and Receiver Long – side 1 DS VISION 3000 To speakers L&R SERIAL System cable SYSTEM 5VDC Power connector Figure 3 Receiver – side 2...
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Page 7: Line Splitters
Line Splitters Add Line Splitters / Line Splitters Long to use for clusters or to increase the number of Receivers in the system up to 128 – When using the Broadcaster 16 port. The Line Splitters come in the following models: ·... -
Page 8: Tuning Unit
Figure 8 shows a Line Splitter with connected Receivers up to 110m from the Transmitter/Broadcaster. Player Transmitter/Broadcaster Figure 9 shows a Line Splitter Long with connected Receivers up to 300m from the Transmitter/Broadcaster. DS VISION 3000 Figure 6 Tuning Unit Receiver 110m/360ft 300m/1,000ft Figure 7 DS Vision basic installation... -
Page 9: Pre-Installation Guidelines
Player Transmitter/Broadcaster Figures 4 and 5 show different mixed installations with different combinations of Line Splitter and Line Splitter Long and Receiver and Receiver Long. Player 100m/330ft Transmitter/Broadcaster Player Transmitter/Broadcaster 6. Pre-installation guidelines Place cables away from fluorescent lights, air conditioners, and machines that are likely to generate electrical noise. -
Page 10: The Ds Vision Cables
Receiver /Receiver Long connections 1. Connect the screen to the Video port. 2. Connect the audio/speakers to the Video port. 3. Where relevant connect the Serial connection to the Serial port DS VISION 3000 Video cable Serial Download cable Serial Extender cable... - Page 11 Broadcaster/Transmitter and the System In ports of the Line Splitters/ Line Splitters Long. 2. Connect the CATx cables between the System Out ports of the Line Splitters/ Line Splitters Long and the System ports of the Receivers/Receivers Long. Serial Download cable DS Vision 3000 Broadcaster 5VDC CONTROL SYSTEM OUT...
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Page 12: Connecting To The Power Supply
20, or by using the optional Tuning Unit as follows: 1. Connect the VAU cable (p/n 5CB40607) to the Tuning Unit and the Receiver Long/Line Splitter Tuning port. Once connected, Minicom DSV-3000 appears in the LCD. 2. Press the Menu key to repeatedly scroll between the following functions: ·... -
Page 13: Ds Vision System Management
3. When you reach the desired table, press the Menu key. MNU=SAVE appears in the LCD and the table downloads. During downloading the LCD message blinks. 4. After downloading one table, a different table can be selected and downloaded. Saving and exiting To save all settings in the Receiver Long or Line Splitter unit: 1. -
Page 14: Connecting The Serial Download Cable
5VDC CONTROL Figure 14 Connecting the Serial Download cable To open the Service Utility, choose Start/Programs/DS Vision 3000 Service Utility/ DS Vision 3000 Service Utility. The Control window appears, see Figure 15. DS VISION 3000 VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN Serial... -
Page 15: Com Port
Com port Choose Tools/Options. The Preferences window appears see Figure 16. In the Com port field select the Com port to which the Serial Download cable is connected to. 11. Topology To utilize the Service Utility functions you must configure the system topology. To configure the system topology, click the Topology tab or select View/ Topology. -
Page 16: Auto-Detect
DS VISION 3000 Auto-detect Note! Auto-detection only works if the Service Utility is online. Check the Title line of the Service Utility window, see Figure 17. When offline, connect to the system by choosing File/Connect. To auto-detect the topology, click and when prompted click Yes. -
Page 17: Manual
To do so: 1. Click undefined . You must still define the unit. 2. To define the units connected to the ports, click the checkbox of a port or a number of ports that have the same device connected. 3. Click 4. -
Page 18: Naming A Port
1. Select the ports you want to include in the Group. Click Type a name for the group and click OK. The Group appears on the left. DS VISION 3000 . A drop-down menu appears. . The Enter name box appears. -
Page 19: Deleting A Group
Groups appear here To see the selected ports of a Group, hold the mouse over the Group name or folder or check box, a callout appears showing the selected ports. Deleting a Group To delete a Group: Select the Group and click 12. -
Page 20: Selecting The Ports To Command
When receiving video the device icons appear like this: When not receiving video the device icons appear like this: DS VISION 3000 Function Video broadcasting to remote unit Audio broadcasting to remote unit... -
Page 21: Tuning Receivers Long (Or Line Splitters) Via The Service Utility
USER GUIDE Sending/blocking Audio Click to toggle between sending and blocking audio. When receiving audio the device icons appear with a speaker like this: Sending/blocking a Serial command Click to toggle between sending and blocking a Serial command. When sending a Serial command the device icons appear with an arrow like this: Sending/blocking a bi-directional Serial command When sending a Serial command, you can send a bi-directional Serial command to a single Receiver / Receiver Long. - Page 22 See Figure 23. This image will help you get the best screen image. It can also help to correct skew. 2. Click the Tuning tab or select View/Tuning. The Tuning window appears see Figure 24. DS VISION 3000 TUNING Serial Download cable www.minicom.com/support/skew.png or, on the supplied CD.
- Page 23 3. The Drop-down menu contains preset tuning configurations for distances of between 1m and 300m. Note! These presets were made using a test cable which may not be an exact match for the cable that you are using. Choose the preset distance that is closest to the actual distance in meters between the Player and remote screen.
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Page 24: Remote Tuning
Receiver Long / Line Splitter. The Service Utility must be installed on the players but is not needed on the remote tuning device. Figure 26 illustrates the basic concept. DS VISION 3000 Faster Green... - Page 25 DS Vision Service Utility installed here Player - IP: 192.168.111.132 At the player the setup is done as follows: 1.Connect the Serial Download cable to the Broadcaster/Transmitter and player. 2. Open the Service Utility and choose Tools/Options, the Preferences window appears, see Figure 16 above.
- Page 26 5. Press reset to return to the default values. 6. Select another device to tune by clicking Select another device or close the webpage. Figure 29 gives an overview of the remote tuning. DS VISION 3000 Figure 27 Select device web page Figure 28 Remote tuning web page...
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Page 27: Service
The DS Vision 3000 Service Utility is running in “Remote” mode on the player (or on another computer) connected to the Broadcaster. This computer is attached to LAN and already has an IP Address. (for example 192.168.111.132) T F T 4 5 0 IP: 192.168.111.132... -
Page 28: Firmware
1. Select a Receiver and press Get DDC to read the DDC from the monitor attached to it and save it to file. 2. Select the Transmitter/Broadcaster and press Set DDC to read from the saved file and upload it to the Transmitter/Broadcaster. DS VISION 3000 Figure 30 Service window www.minicom.com in the Support section. -
Page 29: Broadcaster's Local Serial Port
Note! Update the DDC information if you add or replace a monitor with a different resolution / refresh rate. Get stored DDC button – Once you have saved the DDC information of a Receiver’s monitor on a computer’s hard disk, you can retrieve this information using the Get stored DDC button if for example you dismantle and then re-install the system. -
Page 30: Technical Specifications
Serial baud rate Audio Serial Operating temperature Storage temperature Warranty DS VISION 3000 HDTV up to 1080p. Up to 1920x1440 @ 60Hz. Depending on the cable length and quality Analog signal red, green, blue 0.7v, p-p 75 Ohm TTL compatible... - Page 31 Transmitter, Broadcaster 8/16 Cables VGA In - HDD15M & Connectors VGA Local - HDD15F Stereo audio In/Out – Jack PL 3.5mm Serial In- DB9F Serial Local- DB9M System Out - 8/16 RJ45 Control – RJ11 Power LED – Green (front panel) Dimensions 292.5x 153.6x41.5mm Power...
- Page 32 Germany Kiel Tel: + 49 431 668 7933 info.germany@minicom.com England Camberley Tel: + 44 (0) 1276 25053 info.uk@minicom.com DS VISION 3000 Regional Offices France Vincennes Tel: + 33 1 49 57 00 00 info.france@minicom.com www.minicom.com Italy Rome Tel: + 39 06 8209 7902...
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